Danos foliares causados por insetos em heliconia episcopalis Vellozo (Heliconiaceae - Zingiberales) no Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais.
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Many species of insects feed on Heliconia episcopalis leaves. This paper aimed to identify which kind of folivorous insects feed on this plant at the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce – Minas Gerais, Brazil. The type of foliar damage that was left on the leaves after herbivory as well as the amount of leaf that was removed were recorded. Lepidoptera larvae (butterfly and moth), nymphs and adults of three unidentified species of Orthoptera (grasshopper) were the main herbivores recorded. The foliar damages caused by each one of these herbivores were described in detail so that information from this research might be useful for future source of identification of leaf damage to H. episcopalis and other species in this genus.
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Many species of insects feed on Heliconia episcopalis leaves. This paper aimed to identify which kind of folivorous insects feed on this plant at the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce – Minas Gerais, Brazil. The type of foliar damage that was left on the leaves after herbivory as well as the amount of leaf that was removed were recorded. Lepidoptera larvae (butterfly and moth), nymphs and adults of three unidentified species of Orthoptera (grasshopper) were the main herbivores recorded. The foliar damages caused by each one of these herbivores were described in detail so that information from this research might be useful for future source of identification of leaf damage to H. episcopalis and other species in this genus.
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